How did I get so darn lucky?

Mondays are becoming my new favorite day (who’d a thought!). Derek's head cold is gone, he's feeling great. Baptisms are coming up. He's absorbing the language and has mastered teaching charlas 1 in Spanish and is still trying to master charlas 2 (chapters I'm assuming?). He's already mixing Spanish words in with his English. He used some funny Spanish slang in response to a personal story I told him, too cute! He's getting used to the food now and said it's 80 degrees by 8:00 a.m.! Their area is spread out between Tanques and Potrillos (big area) and they walked twelve miles the other day on a dirt road, no cars in sight to hitch a ride. His pants are feeling loose already (no doubt). He got to go to his first zone meeting, and they stopped and took pictures of the beach in Mazatlan. Hopefully he'll send those soon so I can post them! My favorite-favorite line in this week's e-mail was the last line, he writes: i am good, love you guys tons and tons and think about you a little. but that's good huh? means i am thinking about the work - ha ha love you tons - Elder Reid That simple line speaks volumes, tells me he’s already totally absorbed in his mission! Very nice.

Here's to the other people that are so very awesome! To my hubby of 24 years - you are my eternity (corny, but what can I say). The guy never stops looking at me like I hung the moon (no pun intended)... and that's just amazes me after all these years! And we still never run out of things to talk about (and might I add, he's still got it goin' on - wink wink!). Babe, you complete me, thanks for keeping me sane.

To my daughter, you rock! How did I get so darn lucky? She's living proof that moms CAN be mom as well as friend, and I treasure our closeness. This girl can tell my mood just by the sound of my voice, drives me crazy! I don't know what I'd do without her. She has the heart of her Grandpa Reid, the strength of her dad, and the determination and bull-headedness of her mother! Bless her heart. She's been a huge strength to our family and a great 2nd mom (ha ha) and sister to Derek! :-)

And then there's our new son-in-law -- woot woot! Steven, thank you for seeing the same special girl that we do and treating her so well! You two are two peas in a pod, and are so dang fun together. I could listen to your funny stories forever! Thanks for all your help and advice to Derek, you have no idea how much that meant to us, seriously. Man, the best is yet to come!